diff --git a/bin/omarchy-toggle-idle b/bin/omarchy-toggle-idle
index f82fee4c..8f898848 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-toggle-idle
+++ b/bin/omarchy-toggle-idle
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# omarchy:summary=Toggle hypridle idle locking
+# omarchy:summary=Toggle hypridle so the system either idles normally or stays awake
 
 if pgrep -x hypridle >/dev/null; then
   pkill -x hypridle
+  omarchy-notification-send -g "󰛊" "Staying awake" "Idle behavior disabled"
 else
   uwsm-app -- hypridle >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+  omarchy-notification-send -g "󰾪" "Idle behavior on" "System can now sleep / lock on idle"
 fi
 
 omarchy-shell-ipc --if-running bar refreshIndicators >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
diff --git a/default/quickshell/omarchy-shell/plugins/bar/Bar.qml b/default/quickshell/omarchy-shell/plugins/bar/Bar.qml
index 12383ed4..3b634c03 100644
--- a/default/quickshell/omarchy-shell/plugins/bar/Bar.qml
+++ b/default/quickshell/omarchy-shell/plugins/bar/Bar.qml
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ Item {
     "notificationCenter": { displayName: "Notification center", description: "Recent notifications + DND",  category: "Status",   allowMultiple: false },
     "systemStats":        { displayName: "System stats",       description: "CPU icon — hover for graphs, click to open btop", category: "System",   allowMultiple: false },
     "weatherFlyout":      { displayName: "Weather",            description: "Weather pill with detail popup",              category: "Info",     allowMultiple: false, settingsForm: "weatherSettings" },
-    "idleInhibitor":      { displayName: "Keep awake",         description: "Toggle idle inhibitor",                       category: "System",   allowMultiple: false },
+    "idleInhibitor":      { displayName: "Stay awake",         description: "Toggle whether the system can idle",          category: "System",   allowMultiple: false },
     "microphone":         { displayName: "Microphone",         description: "Mic input state and mute toggle",             category: "Audio",    allowMultiple: false },
     "activeWindow":       { displayName: "Active window",      description: "Title of the focused window",                 category: "Compositor", allowMultiple: false },
     "keyboardLayout":     { displayName: "Keyboard layout",    description: "Current xkb layout, click cycles",            category: "Compositor", allowMultiple: false },
diff --git a/default/quickshell/omarchy-shell/plugins/bar/widgets/idleInhibitor.qml b/default/quickshell/omarchy-shell/plugins/bar/widgets/idleInhibitor.qml
index 2ce647a7..efc6b823 100644
--- a/default/quickshell/omarchy-shell/plugins/bar/widgets/idleInhibitor.qml
+++ b/default/quickshell/omarchy-shell/plugins/bar/widgets/idleInhibitor.qml
@@ -27,12 +27,11 @@ Item {
 
   Process {
     id: statusProc
-    command: ["bash", "-lc", "if pgrep -x hyprlock >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo locked; elif pgrep -f 'systemd-inhibit' >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo inhibited; elif [[ -f /tmp/omarchy-idle-off ]]; then echo off; else echo idle; fi"]
+    command: ["bash", "-lc", "pgrep -x hypridle >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo running || echo stopped"]
     stdout: StdioCollector {
       waitForEnd: true
       onStreamFinished: {
-        var state = String(text || "").trim()
-        root.active = state === "inhibited" || state === "off"
+        root.active = String(text || "").trim() === "stopped"
       }
     }
   }
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ Item {
     bar: root.bar
     text: root.icon
     active: root.active
-    tooltipText: root.active ? "Idle inhibited — click to allow sleep" : "System can idle — click to keep awake"
+    tooltipText: root.active ? "Staying awake — click to allow idle" : "Can idle — click to stay awake"
     onPressed: function() { root.toggle() }
   }
 }